30.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Mudgee · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Mudgee
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More residents in Mudgee now live with long-term health challenges than in previous years. About 31% of people report a chronic health condition, which is well above the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a community where health needs are more common than in most other Australian areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Long-term health issues are more frequent here than in most areas, with 30.8% of people affected. Mental health is the most common condition at 10%, followed by asthma at 9.7% and arthritis at 8.8%.
10.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Mudgee, None is the majority at 66%; One condition is next at 23%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Daily living assistance is needed by 6.3% of people, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national average of 5.8%.
6.3% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Mudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12823/mudgee/topic/health-disability